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Greece blaze is 'largest wildfire ever recorded in EU'

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 29 August 2023
A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU" and the bloc is mobilising nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said Tuesday. "This wildfire is the largest in the EU since 2000, when the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) began recording data," the service said.
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Greece Wildfire, Becomes Largest in EU History. 'The Guardian' reports that a wildfire in Greece has become the largest ever recorded in the European Union. . According to a European Commission spokesperson, the EU is preparing to mobilize almost half of its firefighting air wing to combat the...

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